Báo cáo y học: "Methods of estimation of mitral valve regurgitation for the cardiac surgeo" pot

... pertains to the holosystolic regurgitation [15]. The criteria of char- acterization of severity of mitral regurgitation are included in the table 3. Criteria of characterization of severity of mitral regurgitation It ... grades may not be reliable estimated [1], d) the position of catheter in the ventricle (for mitral valve) or in the aorta (for aorti...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... p (Y i = j), is the probability that the i th sample is truly in category j and n k il is the n umber of t imes that a reviewer k assigns the sample to category l.Formost studies, n k il is either ... Study: CCG-945 In the CCG-945 study [11], sections of study tum ors were centrally reviewed, initially by a study review neu ropathologist and subsequently by 5 neuropathologists,...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:20

... in OA [29,31]. The activity of many MMPs increases in OA by either an increase in their own synthesis, an increased activation by their proen- zymes, or decreased activity of their inhibitors ... trials of other types of study design pre- sented here warrant further study in more rigorous trials. In an open-label study (n = 40) of five weekly injections of HA, both the cartila...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:21

... Reform Right: A Guide To Improving Performance And Equity Oxford: Oxford University Press 2003. 28. Institute of Medicine: Crossing The Quality Chasm: A New Health System For The 21st Century ... model for the development of composite indicators of quality of care. Among its key premises, the model proposes identifying structural, process, and outcome metrics for each o...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21

... is the retaining axial force provided by the myocardial tissues surrounding the artery distally of the cross section x = 0. In the following, we mainly consider the effect of these four forces ... dipping of the tunneled segment into the myocardium during sys- tole). Atherosclerotic degradations may then be expected at the entrance of the bridge, and possibly furt...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:21

... and also is likely to prevent the development of lung injury when used as the initial mode of ventilation [11-14].  erefore, the clinically relevant questions now become whether inhaled APC ... diminishing the enhanced apoptosis of epithelial and other cell populations which accompanies acute lung injury. In the present experiments, treatment with APC was started before...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21

... years after Hayreh’s study [2], translating research from the bench to the intensive care unit bedside has come a very long way. Ocular sonography certainly needs more validation, but today the ... again, ocular sonography could be of interest for the early detection of raised ICP, and perhaps for the decision to initiate a more aggressive monitoring strategy. In summary, So...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:22

... (APC), a novel therapy approved for the treatment of severe sepsis [2], may be an effective treatment for acute lung injury (ALI). The benefits of APC therapy in sepsis are likely due to its anti-coagulant ... administered by the inhaled route, and to determine if inhaled APC has a similar effect in other models of ALI. In the previous issue of Critical Care, Waerhaug and...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:20

... work by directly correlating ΔVpeak BA to the impact of a fluid challenge [1]. Subjects had a regular cardiac rhythm, lacked respiratory efforts (assured by examination of ventilator waveforms ... sensitivity (not specificity). For the clinician to withhold a fluid challenge, the predictor must identify nearly all patients capable of responding, otherwise too many patients wil...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 19:20

... respiratory failure. These patients frequently start with a deranged haemodynamic state, including vasodilation with hypotension, and cardiomyopathy, making induc- tion of anaesthesia a potentially hazardous ... decrease contractility and to cause vasodilation both from direct effects on the heart and vasculature, and from the loss of sympathetic tone induced by the state of anaes...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 19:20